![]() CBC.ca | Swine flu spread by jet-setting private school children, expert claims Telegraph.co.uk Swine flu in Britain was partially spread by rich public school children returning from exotic holidays, a leading expert on flu pandemics has claimed. Profesor Lindsay Davies, national director of pandemic influenza preparedness for the Department of ... Swine flu danger appears to be ebbing Flu during pregnancy risky: study Cuba gets H1N1 vaccines, Africa to follow -- WHO |
![]() Times LIVE | ARV campaign aims to halve infection by 2011 Times LIVE From April 1, all HIV-positive children under a year old in SA will receive ARV treatment. HIV-positive people with TB will be treated with ARVs if their CD4 count is 350 or lower, said Health Minister Aaron Motsoaledi. The campaign aims to reduce the ... No Benefit From Cyclosporine During Early Infection MALAWI: Ambitious plans to prolong lives HIV waiting lists extensive |
TB booster appears promising UPI.com WORCESTER, South Africa, March 19 (UPI) -- Researchers in South Africa say a booster may help tuberculosis resistance in already vaccinated adults. Willem Hanekom, co-director of the South African Tuberculosis Vaccine Initiative, reports animal testing ... 'Improved TB Resistance in Previously Vaccinated Adults' With Booster Shot |
![]() The Age | Asia, Africa worst affected by tuberculosis--WHO The Money Times Tuberculosis is highly contagious and spreads when people cough, sneeze, or spit. Its symptoms include chronic cough with blood-tinged sputum, weight loss, and fever. Accentuating the need for access to ... India, China account for 50% of global MDR TB cases TB rate down in US, but drug-resistant cases rise elsewhere Drug-resistant TB spreading globally, warns WHO |
![]() Radio Netherlands | Worldwide Travel Notice For Avian Influenza H5N1 Bird Flu Gov Monitor Travellers are reminded that countries around the world continue to report cases of avian influenza (H5N1), or “bird flu”. While avian influenza (H5N1) commonly causes sickness in birds, it can also infect people. People who contract avian influenza ... Toddler dies of bird flu Bird flu fatalities registered in Vietnam Bird flu kills child in Vietnam |
![]() National Post | Anti-malaria funding must be tripled: campaigners Reuters South Africa PARIS (Reuters) - Funding to combat malaria must be more than tripled if the mosquito-borne disease which kills nearly a million people a year is to be fought effectively, health campaigners said on Thursday. ... Africa: Predictable Long-Term Funding Essential For Malaria Aid - Report Japanese company commits US$ 10m to fight HIV/AID 2010-2019 Report Highlights Gains In Malaria Fight, Documents Need For More Funding |
Hand germs as evidence iAfrica.com Forensic scientists could soon use hand germs to help identify criminals and victims, a study said. Researchers led by Noah Fierer of the University of Colorado at Boulder swabbed individual keys on three personal computer keyboards, ... Bacteria left on crime scene may help find criminal Fingertips Leave A Bacterial Fingerprint Hand Bacteria Study Holds Promise for Forensics Identification |
Who, Me Depressed? No Way ... Baltimore Sun Sound familiar? If so, you're not alone. Men are more likely to deny being depressed, making it more difficult to identify. Know the warning signs. Real men don't need help, right? Think again. Depression occurs in both men and women. ... Does depression lead to violence? |
Current Font Size: Times LIVE (blog) It turns out that sticking needles in people can in fact cause the spread of certain diseases rather than helping cure them. According to a report by Reuters, some researchers found that infections from dirty needles could spread various things like ... |
'We will make sure we do something drastic' Independent Online Unless drastic measures are implemented soon, South Africa will not have the resources to fight the twin scourges of HIV and TB by 2015, says Health Minister Aaron Motsoaledi. Addressing hospital managers and CEOs from KwaZulu-Natal, the Eastern Cape ... Health Minister meets Sanac in Durban |